Li Yusheng, engineer-in-chief of Chang’an Automobile Engineering & Research Institute, said the drive will help test their functions in diverse conditions.

“The vehicles have performed well in uncomplicated road conditions, such as urban driveways and highways, but they still need the help of a driver to navigate them in places like gas stations and toll booths,” Li said.

“We want to improve the vehicles’ sensors and processing technology, and then to prepare models for mass production,” Tan Benhong, deputy director of the institute, said.

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I will bet that China will be the first to have commercial adoption of self-driven cars. Multiple cities (e.g., Shenzhen) have outlawed battery powered scooters and bicycles, to clear the road for driver-less cars.